Affiliated Applied Research and Development Centres

CANADIAN CENTRE FOR MARINE COMMUNICATIONS (CCMC)

The Canadian Centre for Marine Communications (CCMC) was established in St. John's,
Newfoundland in 1989. Its mandate is to assist Canadian industry in the development of products
and services using advanced marine communications, navigation and information technology and
to establish strategic partnerships between industry, research centres, academia and government.
Canadian companies and organizations direct CCMC and support it through membership.

CCMC assists its industrial partners in the development of new products and services for
national and international markets. The commercial success of the partners is the ultimate
objective.

CCMC operates under three core programmes and initiatives: Marine Geomatics is directed
towards commercial opportunities in the acquisition, processing, management and dissemination
of data and data products which describe the marine environment. Information SeawayTM
addresses the expanding market associated with the provision of information, mobile
communications, and navigation technology to support the expansion of the 'information
highway' into the marine environment. SmartshipTM concentrates on the development of products
and services in the integration of ship communications and navigation.

Services offered by CCMC include business development support, marketing and promotional
assistance, information access, technical expertise and facilities, and training and education.

CCMC is an initiative of the Canada/Newfoundland Agreement on Economic Renewal and The
Fisheries and Marine Institute of the Memorial University of Newfoundland.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

W.S. Read (Chairman)

L. G. O'Reilly (Vice-Chairman)
Executive Director
The Fisheries and Marine Institute of the Memorial University of Newfoundland

R.V. Newhook (President and CEO)
Canadian Centre for Marine Communications

C. Bailey
East Coast Manager
Husky Oil

P. Bellemare
Director, Hydrographic Planning and Applied Research
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Government of Canada

H.G. Bown
President & CEO
IDON Corporation

J.E. Clavelle
Director General
Marine Technical and Support Directorate (AMT)
Canadian Coast Guard